Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Sithara007]

Yes, I do not know what Zimbabwe are doing in international Cricket, with their bad track record for test Cricket.  Just have a look at these stats... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Zimbabwe_Test_cricket_records

I think there are some people that are saying that 3rd world countries should get exposure to "real" competition to develop them, but you do not do this on top tier tournaments. 

Money matters. For the Zimbabwe cricket board there is good potential to earn revenue through media rights and sponsorship, if the national team plays against top test sides. If they play against associate nations, this is not guaranteed. Also, there is always a threat of getting destroyed in the field by teams such as Namibia and Netherlands. If that happens, then naturally the question comes to why Zimbabwe is still a test nation, with access to $12 million in annual funds from the ICC. By not playing against the associate sides, the Zimbabwean board can deflect this question.

My proposal is to have multiple tiers in test cricket with a promotion-relegation system. There should not be permanent test status, especially for teams such as Zimbabwe. I am not going into too much detail, because I have already posted this multiple times. If the ICC is worried about Zimbabwe so much, then they need to revamp the admin structure and eradicate corruption within ZC rather than increasing the fund allocation.

[JSRAW]

This is a pitch for 2nd test. 

Looks similar to the Nagpur pitch but here in Kotla things could be a bit slow as most of the time first 2 days are good to bat on and some assistance to fast bowlers.

[pakhitheboss]

This is a pitch for 2nd test. 

Looks similar to the Nagpur pitch but here in Kotla things could be a bit slow as most of the time first 2 days are good to bat on and some assistance to fast bowlers.

I think I am saying this for the first time, In the bowling department India is too good. The problem lies in the batting order, especially the middle order which is basically in shambles. KL Rahul is another player who has shown that he is struggling to play both as an offensive and defensive batter. I am expecting Ishan Kishan to be part of the playing 11 and Bharat might get dropped. Bharat also failed to bat in the last match. Iyer is also fit so he will come and replace SKY.

[JSRAW]

This is a pitch for 2nd test. 

Looks similar to the Nagpur pitch but here in Kotla things could be a bit slow as most of the time first 2 days are good to bat on and some assistance to fast bowlers.

I think I am saying this for the first time, In the bowling department India is too good. The problem lies in the batting order, especially the middle order which is basically in shambles. KL Rahul is another player who has shown that he is struggling to play both as an offensive and defensive batter. I am expecting Ishan Kishan to be part of the playing 11 and Bharat might get dropped. Bharat also failed to bat in the last match. Iyer is also fit so he will come and replace SKY.

KL will play at least 1 more match as the squad is announced for 2 tests and they would argue that India batted only 1 time in the Nagpur test so KL deserves another go. There is a possibility that KL might score some useful runs and cement his spot for the series, followed by more failures (that's my worry), although i won't mind if he scores runs as team will benefit.

Shreyas should walk in easily if he's completely fit and SKY would be dropped as he got a chance only because of Shreyas's injury. Bharat is fixed in the middle order for now, it was his maiden test so he should get a long rope.

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West Indies vs Zimbabwe Test Match. West Indies won by 4 runs.
their score,
Zimbabwe. 115 and 173
Windies 292
Man of the Match and Man of the Series Gudakesh Motie.
Gudakesh Motie took 7 wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second innings. He collected 13 wickets in this match.

As far as I know past history Zimbabwe and West Indies are two superpowers in the cricket world.The game of cricket has become very popular among people nowadays and even many people are betting based on this game.
The mighty West Indies beat Zimbabwe by four runs and an innings in the Test match between Zimbabwe and West Indies.
Only one individual has completed a half-century for West Indies.He is Raymon Reifer.


Scorecard Of West Indies First innings
292/10

Scorecard Of Zimbabwe 1st and 2nd innings
115/10
173/10

West Indies won by an innings and 4 runs

Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Umpires
Langton Rusere (ZIM), Paul Reiffel (AUS)

Third Umpire
Iknow Chabi (ZIM)

Match Referee
Jeff Crowe (NZ)

[Tony116]

Yes, I do not know what Zimbabwe are doing in international Cricket, with their bad track record for test Cricket.   Just have a look at these stats... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Zimbabwe_Test_cricket_records
I think there are some people that are saying that 3rd world countries should get exposure to "real" competition to develop them, but you do not do this on top tier tournaments.  

Money matters. For the Zimbabwe cricket board there is good potential to earn revenue through media rights and sponsorship, if the national team plays against top test sides. If they play against associate nations, this is not guaranteed. Also, there is always a threat of getting destroyed in the field by teams such as Namibia and Netherlands. If that happens, then naturally the question comes to why Zimbabwe is still a test nation, with access to $12 million in annual funds from the ICC. By not playing against the associate sides, the Zimbabwean board can deflect this question.
My proposal is to have multiple tiers in test cricket with a promotion-relegation system. There should not be permanent test status, especially for teams such as Zimbabwe. I am not going into too much detail, because I have already posted this multiple times. If the ICC is worried about Zimbabwe so much, then they need to revamp the admin structure and eradicate corruption within ZC rather than increasing the fund allocation.

We have already talked about this many times. The tier system is not going to exist in cricket in my opinion. Because all the bigger teams in cricket are going to play against the weaker opponent whenever they feel like they need to improve their confidence. And that is not going to happen if there is a tier system. That can be very bad for the big teams because then they will find themselves in fear of getting relegated. And we all know that the PIG4  is going to oppose the idea of the tier system.

[Sithara007]

Anyone watching the first test between England and New Zealand? England lost their first wicket (Zak Crawley) in the first over, but then Ben Duckett have been playing ever since in T20 style. So far he has got 60 runs from 48 balls (and remember that this is a test match), with the Kiwi bowlers getting smashed all around the park. Ollie Pope at the other end have been a bit more subtle, scoring 18 runs from 24 balls. Most of the New Zealand bowlers have gone for over 6 runs per over, including Neil Wagner, Blair Tickner and Scott Kuggeleijn.

[BALIK]

Anyone watching the first test between England and New Zealand? England lost their first wicket (Zak Crawley) in the first over, but then Ben Duckett have been playing ever since in T20 style. So far he has got 60 runs from 48 balls (and remember that this is a test match), with the Kiwi bowlers getting smashed all around the park. Ollie Pope at the other end have been a bit more subtle, scoring 18 runs from 24 balls. Most of the New Zealand bowlers have gone for over 6 runs per over, including Neil Wagner, Blair Tickner and Scott Kuggeleijn.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. But it doesn't seem like the decision was the right one either. The way England have been batting since the beginning of the match, I think it is an ODI match. England's run rate is more than 6. At the end of 18 overs, England lost only one wicket and collected 115 runs. And now their current run rate is 6.38.Ollie Pope scored 22 runs off 34 balls. On the other hand, Ben Duckett remains unbeaten with 82 runs off just 63 balls. Ben Duckett's strike rate is now 130.15.

[pakhitheboss]

England VS Newzealand

The first test match between these two teams has started. The match is being played in New Zealand and they are the favorite but looking at the past performance of the English side I do not think it will be an easy task for the Kiwis. New Zealand won the toss and choose to bowl first. At the moment England has lost one wicket but has already scored 115 runs. Ben Duckett has been very aggressive in this match. He has been scoring runs at an SR of 127%.

[fuguebtc]

Anyone watching the first test between England and New Zealand? England lost their first wicket (Zak Crawley) in the first over, but then Ben Duckett have been playing ever since in T20 style. So far he has got 60 runs from 48 balls (and remember that this is a test match), with the Kiwi bowlers getting smashed all around the park. Ollie Pope at the other end have been a bit more subtle, scoring 18 runs from 24 balls. Most of the New Zealand bowlers have gone for over 6 runs per over, including Neil Wagner, Blair Tickner and Scott Kuggeleijn.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. But it doesn't seem like the decision was the right one either. The way England have been batting since the beginning of the match, I think it is an ODI match. England's run rate is more than 6. At the end of 18 overs, England lost only one wicket and collected 115 runs. And now their current run rate is 6.38.Ollie Pope scored 22 runs off 34 balls. On the other hand, Ben Duckett remains unbeaten with 82 runs off just 63 balls. Ben Duckett's strike rate is now 130.15.

England's team collected 140 runs in 25 overs. Ollie Pope and Joe Root are now at the crease. Although these two batsmen are batting responsibly now, I don't like Ben Duckett's performance. This cannot be the beauty of Test cricket. He returned to the dressing room after collecting 84 runs off 68 balls. However, the England team is now in a fairly safe position. If Root and Pope are able to form a big partnership then we will see good results for England in this match. According to the pitch condition, I think the England team will be able to collect 380-420 in the first innings if there are no big mistakes by England batsmen.

[MusaPk]

England team is taking Test format as T20. They have scored 275 runs in 45 overs and going with 6 runs per over. We saw a more aggressive batting from England in first test against Pakistan when they scored 506 runs at stumps of Day 1. Ben Duckett made 84 of 68 balls and Harry Brook not out on 78 just 59 balls played. 5 wikcets still in hand so chances are England may score near 400.

[onecall123]

England team is taking Test format as T20. They have scored 275 runs in 45 overs and going with 6 runs per over. We saw a more aggressive batting from England in first test against Pakistan when they scored 506 runs at stumps of Day 1. Ben Duckett made 84 of 68 balls and Harry Brook not out on 78 just 59 balls played. 5 wikcets still in hand so chances are England may score near 400.

Neil Wagner has seized Harry Brook's wickets, forcing him to stop. But before with his bat, Harry Brook (89) leads England to almost 300 runs. The squad just take 55 overs to score 304/6, which is a great attacking score. They seem unstoppable at the moment, but how much longer can they last? On day 1, they might reach 400 with that intent and no stop to their scoring. However, It is the bowlers' responsibility, to keep the opposition under 350.

[JSRAW]

Bazball is at its fine display.

Regularly going with 5-6 runs per over clearly shows that now Poms have no interest in a traditional way of playing test cricket, where batters used to grind all day. One can argue that under previous leadership they lost so many matches that they don't trust their defense anymore and adopted an ODI approach in test cricket. At the same time no one can deny that it's very exciting to watch and under Baz-Ben's leadership, this method turned out to be very successful. Aussies will have a tough time in the upcoming Ashes.

Looks like Iyer is playing in the next text. This should give some support in the middle order.

[posi]

England team is taking Test format as T20. They have scored 275 runs in 45 overs and going with 6 runs per over. We saw a more aggressive batting from England in first test against Pakistan when they scored 506 runs at stumps of Day 1. Ben Duckett made 84 of 68 balls and Harry Brook not out on 78 just 59 balls played. 5 wikcets still in hand so chances are England may score near 400.

Neil Wagner has seized Harry Brook's wickets, forcing him to stop. But before with his bat, Harry Brook (89) leads England to almost 300 runs. The squad just take 55 overs to score 304/6, which is a great attacking score. They seem unstoppable at the moment, but how much longer can they last? On day 1, they might reach 400 with that intent and no stop to their scoring. However, It is the bowlers' responsibility, to keep the opposition under 350.

The England team declared the innings after collecting 325 runs. The condition of the pitch looks like it was a good enough collection for England. Because the batsmen of New Zealand are not able to take advantage of this pitch. New Zealand's top order stumbled at the start. New Zealand lost three wickets for just 31 runs. At the end of 18 overs, New Zealand collected 37 runs. Devon Conway remains unbeaten with 17 runs. It is now challenging for New Zealand to collect 200. And if New Zealand is not able to collect 200 in this innings then they will definitely be defeated. Conway and Wagner should play well.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

England team is taking Test format as T20. They have scored 275 runs in 45 overs and going with 6 runs per over. We saw a more aggressive batting from England in first test against Pakistan when they scored 506 runs at stumps of Day 1. Ben Duckett made 84 of 68 balls and Harry Brook not out on 78 just 59 balls played. 5 wikcets still in hand so chances are England may score near 400.

Neil Wagner has seized Harry Brook's wickets, forcing him to stop. But before with his bat, Harry Brook (89) leads England to almost 300 runs. The squad just take 55 overs to score 304/6, which is a great attacking score. They seem unstoppable at the moment, but how much longer can they last? On day 1, they might reach 400 with that intent and no stop to their scoring. However, It is the bowlers' responsibility, to keep the opposition under 350.

The England team declared the innings after collecting 325 runs. The condition of the pitch looks like it was a good enough collection for England. Because the batsmen of New Zealand are not able to take advantage of this pitch. New Zealand's top order stumbled at the start. New Zealand lost three wickets for just 31 runs. At the end of 18 overs, New Zealand collected 37 runs. Devon Conway remains unbeaten with 17 runs. It is now challenging for New Zealand to collect 200. And if New Zealand is not able to collect 200 in this innings then they will definitely be defeated. Conway and Wagner should play well.

Day 1 England scored plenty of runs 325 runs , looks like the pitch is for batsman but Newzealand is failing badly in scoring runs as they have already lost 3 wickets on 37 runs by the end of the day .
Ben Duckett scored 84 runs and Harry Brook scored 89 runs , Good innings played by them.

[Haunebu]

England are putting pressure on the Kiwis in their own backyard at the moment. A great first innings score coupled with a flurry of quick wickets thanks to Mr.Anderson put them in a great position.

New Zealand will probably try their best for a draw, but I am expecting the English side to win at this rate.

[WatChe]

Didn't understand the idea behind declaring the innings at 325 runs with Anderson still to bat. England can pick 20 to 30 more runs if they haven't declared the innings. Ollie Robinson and James Anderson have destroyed top order batting of New Zealand. The match is slipping away from Newzealand as they still trial by 288 runs and 7 wikcets left behind.

[JSRAW]

Didn't understand the idea behind declaring the innings at 325 runs with Anderson still to bat. England can pick 20 to 30 more runs if they haven't declared the innings. Ollie Robinson and James Anderson have destroyed top order batting of New Zealand. The match is slipping away from Newzealand as they still trial by 288 runs and 7 wikcets left behind.

Number 10 and 11 were about to bat and at best they could have added extra 10-20 runs or worst zero run partnership. This whole process cost 4-8 overs and you don't want to do this when you have 300 runs on the board and have a chance to crack a pink ball under lights.

Most of the time new pink ball does a fair amount of tricks under lights, hence the declaration and it worked.

[pakhitheboss]

Bazball is at its fine display.

Regularly going with 5-6 runs per over clearly shows that now Poms have no interest in a traditional way of playing test cricket, where batters used to grind all day. One can argue that under previous leadership they lost so many matches that they don't trust their defense anymore and adopted an ODI approach in test cricket. At the same time no one can deny that it's very exciting to watch and under Baz-Ben's leadership, this method turned out to be very successful. Aussies will have a tough time in the upcoming Ashes.

I have never seen a test team being so aggressive. They were playing like it was an ODI match but still manager to score in 58 overs 325 runs. In my opinion, this is a good target. It won't be easy for the Kiwis to chase this target. Already they have lost 3 wickets which proves how good the English bowlers are bowling and psychologically they think the target is not that easy to chase. An excellent strategy by the coach and captain of the England team.
This is going to be another one-sided match it seems

Looks like Iyer is playing in the next text. This should give some support in the middle order.

He was supposed to be part of the playing 11 in the first test but unfortunately, due to an injury, SKY got an opportunity that he royally destroyed. I do not think SKY would get another chance in the test squad after this tournament.

[JSRAW]

Bazball is at its fine display.

Regularly going with 5-6 runs per over clearly shows that now Poms have no interest in a traditional way of playing test cricket, where batters used to grind all day. One can argue that under previous leadership they lost so many matches that they don't trust their defense anymore and adopted an ODI approach in test cricket. At the same time no one can deny that it's very exciting to watch and under Baz-Ben's leadership, this method turned out to be very successful. Aussies will have a tough time in the upcoming Ashes.

I have never seen a test team being so aggressive. They were playing like it was an ODI match but still manager to score in 58 overs 325 runs. In my opinion, this is a good target. It won't be easy for the Kiwis to chase this target. Already they have lost 3 wickets which proves how good the English bowlers are bowling and psychologically they think the target is not that easy to chase. An excellent strategy by the coach and captain of the England team.
This is going to be another one-sided match it seems

Tbh i wish they succeed in this experiment.

If they do then more teams are going to approach these tactics and overall we are going to witness a new era of test cricket and at the same time we can have more volatile pitches, so far they only performed on flats deck, except in recent match but Kiwis are in decline so the jury is still out.